Guest nastasia Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Hi, what would be after school options for young children if ever both parents work full time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Hi, what would be after school options for young children if ever both parents work full time?Either child care in a home or an after school care program, many schools have them or, if they don’t, they can access a neighboring school’s program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waz05 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) Do you know the average cost of after school clubs and also are there any school holiday clubs around Brisbane / Gold coast area? Edited April 3, 2018 by Waz05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Lots of schools in Brisbane and Gold Coast have holiday clubs (sometimes reffered to as OSHSC). The councils also run holiday activity programmes that are free or cheap. Cal x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 For us we use OSHC (Out of school hours care). Its run before and after school, during school holidays (apart from 2 weeks over Christmas and New Year) and most pupil free days when the school is closed for staff training etc. Mornings run from about 7am till 8:30am when kids can go to class. And after school is from 3:10pm to 6:15pm. Can be collected anytime though. Snacks, activities etc are provided before and after school. Kids can have breakfast there also. And in school holidays it runs from 7am -6:15pm with lots of day trips and activities organised on site. I've found most schools have them and if not, you can sign up to a nearby school. Although if you want it directly from school, you are probably better to find a school with an OSHC attached to it directly. Fees are very reasonable also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waz05 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Thanks @snifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 We use OHSC like Snifter. Ours is an independent (though still registered for child care rebate). The PCYC also does a scheme at another school. Our fees are $25 for after school - we don' use the before school option which I think is and additional $18, with 50% rebate, so it works out at $25 per day for two kids. Full day during school holidays is something like $60 per child before rebate. Our scheme is good also in that it lets me book them in only the days we need it - OH is a shift worker so is home half the time. It's been a nice saving over the cost of daycare fees! Whether you get child care benefit / rebate will depend on your visa status and income. There's a new system coming in July for fee assessment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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